The following is an article from the Aurora Sentinel in Aurora, CO from February 2010. I thought it was worth sharing. Enjoy:
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Barack Obama is setting a record-setting number of records during his first year in office.
Largest budget ever. Largest deficit ever. Largest number of broken promises ever. Most self-serving speeches ever. Largest number of agenda-setting failures ever. Fastest dive in popularity ever.
Wow. Talk about change.
Just one year ago, fresh from his inauguration celebrations, President Obama was flying high. After one of the nation’s most inspiring political campaigns, the election of America’s first black president had captured the hopes and dreams of millions. To his devout followers, it was inconceivable that a year later his administration would be gripped in self-imposed crisis.
Of course, they don’t see it as self imposed. It’s all George Bush’s fault.
George Bush, who doesn’t have a vote in Congress and who no longer occupies the White House, is to blame for it all.
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He broke Obama’s promise to put all bills on the White House web site for five days before signing them.
He broke Obama’s promise to have the congressional health care negotiations broadcast live on C-SPAN.
He broke Obama’s promise to end earmarks.
He broke Obama’s promise to keep unemployment from rising above 8 percent.
He broke Obama’s promise to close the detention center at Guantanamo in the first year.
He broke Obama’s promise to make peace with direct, no pre-condition talks with America’s most hate-filled enemies during his first year in office, ushering in a new era of global cooperation.
He broke Obama’s promise to end the hiring of former lobbyists into high White House jobs.
He broke Obama’s promise to end no-compete contracts with the government.
He broke Obama’s promise to disclose the names of all attendees at closed White House meetings.
He broke Obama’s promise for a new era of bipartisan cooperation in all matters.
He broke Obama’s promise to have chosen a home church to attend Sunday services with his family by Easter of last year.
Yes, it’s all George Bush’s fault. President Obama is nothing more than a puppet in the never-ending, failed Bush administration.
If only George Bush wasn’t still in charge, all of President Obama’s problems would be solved. His promises would have been kept, the economy would be back on track, Iran would have stopped its work on developing a nuclear bomb and would be negotiating a peace treaty with Israel, North Korea would have ended its tyrannical regime, and integrity would have been restored to the federal government.
Oh, and did I mention what it would be like if the Democrats, under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, didn’t have the heavy yoke of George Bush around their necks. There would be no earmarks, no closed-door drafting of bills, no increase in deficit spending, no special-interest influence (unions), no vote buying (Nebraska, Louisiana).
If only George Bush wasn’t still in charge, we’d have real change by now.
All the broken promises, all the failed legislation and delay (health care reform, immigration reform) is not President Obama’s fault or the fault of the Democrat-controlled Congress. It’s all George Bush’s fault.
Take for example the decision of Eric Holder, the president’s attorney general, to hold terrorists’ trials in New York City. Or his decision to try the Christmas Day underpants bomber as a civilian.
Two disastrous decisions.
Certainly those were bad judgments based on poor advice from George Bush.
Need more proof?
You might recall that when Scott Brown won last month’s election to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts, capturing “the Ted Kennedy seat,” President Obama said that Brown’s victory was the result of the same voter anger that propelled Obama into office in 2008. People were still angry about George Bush and the policies of the past 10 years, and they wanted change.
Yes, according to the president, the voter rebellion in Massachusetts last month was George Bush’s fault.
Therefore, in retaliation, they elected a Republican to the Ted Kennedy seat, ending a half-century of domination by Democrats.
It is all George Bush’s fault.
Will the failed administration of George Bush ever end, and the time for hope and change ever arrive?
Will President Obama ever accept responsibility for something — anything?
Chuck Green, veteran Colorado journalist and former editor-in-chief of The Denver Post, syndicates a statewide column and is at chuckgreencolo@msn.com
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30 April 2010
27 April 2010
It's illegal to be illegal...
Ok, this bleeding heart fiasco in Arizona is getting completely out of hand. I don't even know where to start attacking people's ridiculous reaction to the new law. Obviously, the federal government's ineptitude and complete inability or unwillingness to enforce current immigration law is largely to blame here. The most aggravating part of the whole deal is how badly all these liberals are flipping out.
On the one hand, you've got the great and mighty Obama questioning the legality of a law that simply enforces existing laws. Then you have the completely incapable and ineffective President Calderon who has the gall to say that this law will open the door to "discrimination and abuse from law enforcement". The great irony is that he needs look no further than any border town in his rotten little cesspool of a country to find possibly the most wholly corrupt and discriminatory law enforcement on the continent.
Of course, back in Washington, Obama certainly doesn't want laws like this on the books! Why, if we don't let all these illegal immigrants in, than the orgs formerly known as ACORN won't have as many people to coerce, manipulate and illegally register to vote for the Democrats. I mean, if Arizona gets away with this, more states might be encouraged to enforce the law too! We can't have that.
As if we didn't already have enough information on Obama's true motivations...now he certainly can't hide them. His actions so far are nothing short of blatant pandering for the hispanic vote. Do you think it's any coincidence that his first mid-term campaign statements were released this week, directly targeting blacks, hispanics, women and young people? Hey, Obama, what's that you were saying about racism and discrimination?? Seems pretty racist to call out specific demographics only because you know so many of them are gullible and uneducated enough to be swayed by your empty promises and subtly hateful rhetoric.
Props to you, Governor Brewer, for having the courage to do what's necessary to protect your state from the hundreds and thousands of terrorists, criminals, cast-offs and other societally burdensome illegals. If you ask me, the first place you should start checking IDs is at all these protests outside your capital building. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there crying about the law that don't belong here.
That said, if someone wants to come to America, there are plenty of ways to do it legally. However, if someone has nothing to offer society, they most certainly have no business here. The last thing America needs right now is yet another parasite on the healthcare and education industries.
I really hope that the law stands, and that more states take up similar action. However, I fear the pressure from the corrupt in Washington and the bleeding heart libs and their activist groups will cry too loudly for the law to stand. It's a real shame too, makes me wish for the good old days when it was still illegal to be an illegal.
On the one hand, you've got the great and mighty Obama questioning the legality of a law that simply enforces existing laws. Then you have the completely incapable and ineffective President Calderon who has the gall to say that this law will open the door to "discrimination and abuse from law enforcement". The great irony is that he needs look no further than any border town in his rotten little cesspool of a country to find possibly the most wholly corrupt and discriminatory law enforcement on the continent.
Of course, back in Washington, Obama certainly doesn't want laws like this on the books! Why, if we don't let all these illegal immigrants in, than the orgs formerly known as ACORN won't have as many people to coerce, manipulate and illegally register to vote for the Democrats. I mean, if Arizona gets away with this, more states might be encouraged to enforce the law too! We can't have that.
As if we didn't already have enough information on Obama's true motivations...now he certainly can't hide them. His actions so far are nothing short of blatant pandering for the hispanic vote. Do you think it's any coincidence that his first mid-term campaign statements were released this week, directly targeting blacks, hispanics, women and young people? Hey, Obama, what's that you were saying about racism and discrimination?? Seems pretty racist to call out specific demographics only because you know so many of them are gullible and uneducated enough to be swayed by your empty promises and subtly hateful rhetoric.
Props to you, Governor Brewer, for having the courage to do what's necessary to protect your state from the hundreds and thousands of terrorists, criminals, cast-offs and other societally burdensome illegals. If you ask me, the first place you should start checking IDs is at all these protests outside your capital building. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there crying about the law that don't belong here.
That said, if someone wants to come to America, there are plenty of ways to do it legally. However, if someone has nothing to offer society, they most certainly have no business here. The last thing America needs right now is yet another parasite on the healthcare and education industries.
I really hope that the law stands, and that more states take up similar action. However, I fear the pressure from the corrupt in Washington and the bleeding heart libs and their activist groups will cry too loudly for the law to stand. It's a real shame too, makes me wish for the good old days when it was still illegal to be an illegal.
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